nice tough here with us. congratulations ahead of time because i think it's going to be quite an amazing evening for you. >> we have had an amazing weekend so far. we had a view on saturday and people have been coming in the mood here is incredible and i think the market is responding not just to quality but the full range of material that you listed earlier. it really is going to be an amazing evening. >> let's talk about why the art market is so hot right now, and why the international interest now is so diverse. it used to just be asia and perhaps russia. now we are seeing south america, more european buyers coming in, so it's once again broadening out what is it about the hard asset of art that you think in this environment makes the market so hot? >> well, first of all, we have seep very much established growth, you know, even in the worst moment of the market, 2009, february 2009, we had the eve st. laurent sale in paris, world record prices achieved, $30, $40 million the worst part of the market. and t